West nile poliomyelitis in a 7-year-old child.
West Nile poliomyelitis is a well-described neurologic manifestation of West Nile viral infection in adults. However, few reports have described this manifestation in children infected with West Nile virus. We describe a 7-year-old boy who developed West Nile poliomyelitis with flaccid paralysis of his left leg. Electrodiagnostic testing and radiologic imaging confirmed anterior horn cell injury. We report on his course clinically and electrodiagnostically over 20 months.
Hainline
Margaret L
ML
Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
Kincaid
John C
JC
Carpenter
Denise L
DL
Golomb
Meredith R
MR
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010243:Paralysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D011051:Poliomyelitis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000473:pathology*